Four Teams Including NewLifeTex Task Force Selected for 'June Korean New Deal'

BYN Black Yak New Life Tex Task Force.

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Four cases, including the BYN Black Yak New Life Tex Task Force, were selected for the June ‘Korean New Deal of the Month’ jointly conducted by government ministries and agencies.

Since March, the ‘Korean New Deal of the Month,’ selected and announced monthly, targets ▲ individuals or companies directly carrying out New Deal projects or producing project outcomes ▲ individuals or companies benefiting from New Deal projects ▲ symbolic places of the Korean New Deal. Candidates are recommended by central administrative agencies promoting the Korean New Deal projects and selected through evaluation by a judging committee.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 2nd, the selected cases for this month’s Korean New Deal are ▲ BYN Black Yak New Life Tex Task Force ▲ Professor Myungju Lee of Myongji University’s Department of Architecture ▲ Teacher Chankyu Park of Seoul Munbaek Elementary School ▲ Ulsan Floating Offshore Wind Power, totaling four cases.

The BYN Black Yak New Life Tex Task Force attracted attention for successfully commercializing recycled polyester raw materials by recycling domestic transparent PET bottles, which had previously relied on imports from Japan, China, and Taiwan. It was highly praised for not only reducing domestic plastic waste but also positively impacting environmental protection to save the planet. The ability to replace polyester raw materials with domestic PET bottles was possible due to the passionate on-site efforts. Changhoon Lee, Senior Research Fellow at the Environmental Policy Evaluation Institute, who was in charge of judging, stated, “It embodies the ideology of the ‘Green New Deal,’ which promotes coexistence between the environment and the economy,” adding, “The proactive participation of the company stands out.”

Professor Myungju Lee of Myongji University’s Department of Architecture is an expert in energy self-sufficient green remodeling. He participated in ‘Zero Energy Performance Green Remodeling’ and ‘Housing Environment Projects for the Disabled’ targeting senior centers, daycare centers, and public offices. He also completed leading Green New Deal research projects such as the ‘Hyemyeong Children’s Playground’ in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and the ‘Ansan Municipal Bugok Daycare Center’ in Gyeonggi Province. Jury member Gyuri Jo, head of a youth climate change organization, said, “Buildings are an important sector in terms of greenhouse gas reduction,” and added, “We gave high marks not only for the excellence of the technology but also for the environmentally friendly renovation that considers residents’ lives.”

Teacher Chankyu Park of Seoul Munbaek Elementary School is fostering students’ creative thinking, communication, and knowledge information processing skills using smart devices. Instead of booklet-type textbooks, he developed teaching and learning materials utilizing various online content, images, videos, and applications. Teacher Park also devoted effort to online collaborative activities. By activating online small groups, he encouraged students to exchange opinions and share what they know and their mistakes with classmates from other classes through smart devices, striving to create a classroom where they solve problems and grow together.

Ulsan Floating Offshore Wind Power is a local government-led pioneering project representing the Green New Deal and regional balanced New Deal in response to the climate change crisis. Ulsan City is the first local government to establish a regional balanced New Deal promotion plan, leading regional balanced New Deal efforts and excelling in the Green New Deal sector that considers the environment. A representative case of the regional balanced New Deal is the Ulsan-type win-win job project through floating offshore wind power.

A total of nine institutions participated in recommending candidates for the June ‘Korean New Deal of the Month.’ Minister Han Jeong-ae of the Ministry of Environment, representing the government, presented commemorative plaques to the selected recipients at 10:30 a.m. at the Gwanghwamun Hall on the 2nd floor of the Government Seoul Office Building.

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